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Boy, 11, declared reincarnated holy man
"A US boy is not going back to school - after he was declared the reincarnation of a Buddhist holy man who first died in 1250. Boston-born Jigme Wangchuk, 11, has now moved to India where he has been made the head... 
Allen Stanford Back in Jail after Banged Up From brawl
Alleged mastermind of a $7 billion fraud, Allen Stanford, is back in his jail cell after suffering a mild concussion, broken nose and two black eyes in a prison brawl last week. "Stanford, 59, was injured in a... 
Chinese Jeans Anger Iranians
A Chinese clothing manufacturer has caused a stir in Iran by selling jeans with a sentence from the Qur'an inscribed on them. The sentence reads "In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful"... 
created by Annina Bergman | 10 wks ago | updated 10 wks ago
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Sue Lyon
" Sue Lyon a former actress is back in the headlines this week,after her classic work aired on TMC,this Saturday.The talented artist exploded as Dolores “Lolita” Haze,in Stanley Kubrick’s 1962... 
Sit pretty to beat back pain
"August 28, 2009 So what is it now, you medical experts?We need to learn how to sit?Oh, puhleeze. We've been doing it all our lives.For many, sitting for eight hours straight is... 
Prisons with Green Solutions
"An ingenious solution is helping Rwanda reduce the cost of running its bursting prisons, while improving conditions for the prisoners and helping protect the environment.The country’s prison population soared...
Zimbabweans Use Text and Web 2.0 to Weather Crisis
" With the crisis in Zimbabwe going from worse to worse, there are still effective ways to help people there get food and survive.The beep-beep of a received text on a mobile phone is now becoming a much-needed... 
Birkin buyer says he cracked the code for Hermes "it" bag
I think that Birkin bags are somewhat ugly in appearance, but they represent something else in the world of fashion and celebrity - they represent status. If you have a Birkin hanging on your arm, you are... 
ENCARNACION AND THE MISSIONES RUINS
"Everyone on the bus got off at the immigracion on the Argentine side, people were running out of the bus to be ahead of the queue, i just followed them, it took no more than 5 minutes for me to be processed, then boarded the same bus which luckily was still there. It was...
Encouraging whistleblowers
" It’s important to encourage and protect whistleblowers—they’re the ones who expose the wrongdoing. Business Week: " Employees lead the pack in corporate whistleblowing, accounting for 19% of those reporting... 
Brown bears bounce back from brink of extinction in Italy
After many years of facing extinction in Italy, brown bears now appear to be bouncing back, as a successful conservation programme in the areas around Rome has seen dozens of cubs recently roaming the forests. The... 
Heathrow expansion: the fight back begins
Three climate change activists from Plane Stupid against the Heathrow expansion project, carried out a night-time attack on the Department of Transport in London as they hurled bricks through the window and threw...
The Future of Sex Offenders: Your Friendly Paramedic
This probe found at that at least 129 EMT workers have been accused of sex-related crimes in the last 18 months. With nearly 900,000 EMT workers employed in the U.S., this is something that should be investigated... 
created by Michelle Says So | 50 wks ago | updated 50 wks ago
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1326 views | 4 recommendations | 7 comments
